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“They don’t?” “No. They only protect themselves. They don’t think about anybody else.” He turns over, a quiet sigh and the ruffle of his blankets filling the air. Right before I shut the door, he whispers, “That’s why my Cara is not a dinosaur.”
“If Abel deserves a better shot at life, so do you. Love yourself enough to chase it. Love yourself enough to know
that the only person who determines your worth is you. Love yourself enough, value yourself so much, that giving up? It’s no longer an option. Sometimes the only voice cheering you on is your own, so it should always be the loudest.”
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“I grew up questioning my worth. Left home so I could find it, and I did. Found a family who loves me for me. But that kid right there, putting all his trust in me? That’s gotta be the most powerful feeling in the world, because nothing has ever, ever made me feel so worthy.”
“I wished for you. When I wished on the stars tonight, I wished for you. Good night, Mommy. Goodnight, Daddy. I love you.” And wow, what a fucking wild, wild thing it is to hear those words. Not because of the name, the single label I’ve spent so long yearning for. No. Because of the boy who spoke them. Because of the trust he’s placed in us, the love he’s given to us so freely.
love is such a powerful, crazy thing. When someone loves you right, they show you how to love yourself.
They show you how to let other people love you, how to value yourself enough that you accept nothing less. The just right kind of love has the power to erase all the negative thoughts one by one, the labels we’ve slowly given meaning to. There’s no room for those thoughts to hold any real weight, because the just right kind of love whispers louder, until it's impossible to ignore.
Loving myself means understanding that I can’t do it alone. It means asking for help, letting people in, letting them love me extra on the days the love escapes me.
But maybe most important of all? I’ve learned that the most important person in the world to convince of my worth … it’s me. All the love in the world will never make up for the love I need most: my own.
“I’ve got you,” he promises on a gentle whisper. “I’ve always got you, Cara, and you’ve always got me. Whatever way this ends, we’ll get through it. Together, firefly.”
want you to know that watching you become a mother has been the single most beautiful thing I’ve witnessed in this lifetime. And because I am blessed to share a lifetime with you, I have witnessed many, many beautiful things.”
“Love isn’t easy. It’s cracking yourself wide open when you’re terrified to do so, just so someone can know the deepest, darkest parts of you. It’s recognizing your faults so you can grow as a person and grow together. It’s choosing to have the hard conversations instead of taking the easy way out, fighting to be together even when the fight is exhausting. It’s a choice you have to make every day, a mountain you climb together. Love isn’t easy. It’s not supposed to be. But loving you,
firefly? Loving you is the easiest choice I’ve ever made, and I’ll choose you for the rest of my tomorrows.” “And after that, too?” He presses his smile to mine, and I’m sure of the answer before he breathes the promise into me. “And after that, too.”
